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STORAGETRUNKS GT3 SERIES - SLS AMG - 90 Minute Race Series- Monday Nights 19:00 UK- FREE SPOTSFinished
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Im not on until tomorrow night
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Will Gui1 move to group 5?
Surely Hepburn is out of the series now?
Will Gui1 move to group 5?
Surely Hepburn is out of the series now?
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No, Gu1 is really a g4 driver and is happy to stay there. He is just getting used to new wheel.
John Hep, we have had a chat and he understands we need him to follow instructions from now on, he says sorry he did not fully understand.
Also, a new
G4 additionm your mate Sam, in trhe lobby with me now.
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Anyone on tonnight ? i will be and a few others too i think.
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Only 4 drivers stayed in the race and were in sync until the end. Very sad for the drivers who were out of sync or got disconnected right at the start.
As so many disconnected or left or were playing out of sync, I've written my race synposis. A few key overtakes with a lot of racing against the clock in between. Everyone pushing their abilities in different ways and competing strategies playing out.
A very impressive endurance drive from LOGICLINE, he salvaged 2nd place with a brave 1 stop strategy! PeeStationNowork and I went 2 stops. I was roasting the tyres in the practise race so I knew 2 stops was my only option.
Incident Reports
As so many disconnected or left or were playing out of sync, I've written my race synposis. A few key overtakes with a lot of racing against the clock in between. Everyone pushing their abilities in different ways and competing strategies playing out.
A very impressive endurance drive from LOGICLINE, he salvaged 2nd place with a brave 1 stop strategy! PeeStationNowork and I went 2 stops. I was roasting the tyres in the practise race so I knew 2 stops was my only option.
It was nearly 4 wide into turn 1 but everyone gave space and it was totally clean. Watch the first few laps of the replay, if you have it. Group 4 were one after another, each a second away and swapping fastest sectors. (Watch from the chase view of last car in the group and you'll see it all.)
gu1tar3rich was running at my pace just behind, so I was really trying to focus on clean lines with no mistakes. Thankfully I resisted the pressure and he span out on lap 3, through the tricky high speed sweepers. His car was very damaged by this, although it doesn't show on replay. (Come on, PD!)
Lap 3 was also when I set 1m49.5s and another on lap 4. That 'broke the elastic' to LOGIC so there was no chance of slipstream. Everyone doing personal best sectors at this stage. Until lap 5 when I slipped into 1m51s again!
Lap 6 was LOGIC turn for a big crash on the high speed sweeper. Exactly the same crash and Rich! PeeStationNowork had been catching just a little each lap and I guess that sustained pressure proved decision. He rejoined extremely carefully and PeeStationNowork cautiously sneaked through. Excellent driving from PeeStation to crack LOGIC!
LOGIC was back in the slipstream of PeeStationNowork right away. LOGIC had a look at turn 1 of lap 7, perhaps hoping for a mistake. But there was no overlap so both kept their line. Their contest continued.
Lap 8 sees LOGIC and PeeStationNowork trading lines out of the last corner, going side by side into turn 1 of lap 9. PeeStationNowork stays right and takes the middle lane with LOGIC on the left. PeeStationNowork brakes safely at 100m but LOGIC brakes too late to make the corner! He returns to the track quickly (and legally - impressive sportsmanship) but is now 3.5 seconds behind. LOGIC decides to try 1 stop strategy.
Lap 11 and gu1tar3rich has just 7 seconds behind this battle and actually lapping a couple of tenths faster. Could 2 become 3 by the half hour mark? (Currently 22 minutes in.) Daniel1990-25 pits on this lap.
Lap 12 and BenMillard (Group 4) reaches the leader on track, BMWM3csi (Group 5). About halfway round, BMWM3csi has a tank-slapper entering the complex by the pond. He keeps position but is struggling to keep the racing line. As we exit onto the big blue bridge, he clips the inside kerb and his car wobbles. I get a clean exit and we are alongside over the bridge. I should get a photo! Turns out to be an easy pass as he eases off, rather than go 2 wide into the next tunnel. Good sportsmanship from BMWM3csi, much appreciated.
Lap 14 (26 minutes in) and PeeStationNowork approaches BMWMecsi. LOGICLINE has crept up to just 1.8 seconds behind. Both are setting lap times within the same tenth! PeeStationNowork dives to the inside in the tunnel just before the big blue bridge. BMWM3csi realises the place is lost and leaves space - again, very good sportsmanship. (Daniel1990-25 sets fastest lap with 1m49.408s but is 1 lap down.)
Lap 15 and LOGICLINE gets a clean exit through the final hairpins. Carries the speed around the last turn and overtakes BMWM3csi into turn 1. Textbook move with clean driving - again - from both racers. The gap from LOGICLINE to PeeStationNowork is now a tantalising 1.5 seconds!
We reach 30 minutes in and pit stops enter my mind. I can only do 30 minutes on a set of tyres and they are actually worse than practise at 6 7, 8 9. gu1tar3rich pits at the start of this lap. I was thinking about whether to pit early and return to fast lap times or go a bit longer to avoid coming out behind traffic. I decide to hammer it this lap and I pit at the start of lap 16, my tyres going on at 31m30.
My biggest mistake was taking full fuel at this pit stop. I had half a tank left so I should have just taken 5 litres. Ran my middle stint with 45kg of fuel I didn't need. What a noob!
PeeStationNowork also pits - into the box right in front of me! He is slow in due to the angle and I am slow out but it's only a second or so. But I'm worried about LOGICLINE, he's still on track and it could be crucial.
Lap 18 and I'm 12.2 seconds ahead of PeeStationNowork, 17 seconds behind LOGICLINE. He's still out so I start to suspect he will 1 stop. Mental arithmetic fails me...I just have to drive as clean and fast as possible to be ahead when he comes out at mid way! BMWM3csi enters the pit lane and retires.
gu1tar3rich sets a 1m50.0s, his best lap of the race so far. He is 8 seconds behind PeeStationNowork and going a couple tenths per lap faster. Maximum respect - this is endurance racing!
Lap 22 and 40 minutes in. I set fastest lap of 1m49.352s with the fastest first sector. The gap to LOGIC is only closing 2-3 seconds a lap yet his tyres are 30 minutes older than mine! It must have been a super controlled drive from LOGIC. PeeStationNowork and gu1tar3rich both set personal best laps around this time, their gap down to 7 seconds.
Bang on the mid point (45 minutes) I reach LOGICLINE. Spent 1.5 laps behind, losing time while waiting for a safe gap. This is clever - by delaying my middle stint he has more chance to jump me at my final pit stop. Lap 25 turn 1 is a pretty easy out-braking move for me. I stay left and LOGIC stays right. By mid corner I see I'm ahead so square off the corner to turn and burn!
LOGICLINE uses my slipstream for the first quarter of the lap but his tyres are shot. He falls back. He pits at the start of lap 26 an amazing 47 minutes into the race. LOGICLINE loses 2 places during this pit stop but he's technically half a stop ahead of those drivers, projecting the gaps to the end of the race.
So at the mid point in our strategies the order is: BenMillard, PeeStationNowork, gu1tar3rich, LOGICLINE, Daniel1990-25. Everyone has optimised their fuel strategy...apart from me.
Start of lap 28 and gu1tar3rich pulls into the pits and retires. I don't understand! He had everything to race for and was performing an excellent recovery drive!
1h01m30s and PeeStationNowork pits at the start of lap 34, nearly out of fuel. He enters with a 20 second lead over LOGICLINE. Fuels just over half a tank and drops off the jacks at 1h01m50s as LOGICLINE passes. It's a straight fight to the line, new tyres versus old!
Start of lap 34 and I pit, 1h03m. As it turned out, I managed a quick middle stint thanks to much better pace on worn tyres. I took 10 litres just be sure I was well over half a tank - this easily fits inside the tyre change time, too.
I lost track of the other cars for a while. Lap 38 is my best lap of the race, a 1m49.016! Daniel delivers a 1m48.8 on lap 42 from his perspective and goes 1 tenth faster on lap 47! Hopefully his performance means I won't got to G3 as I'm not on that pace - even on a track that seems to suit me perfectly.
Lap 46 and PeeStationNowork hits the wall outside the final turn. He'd clawed the gap down to 3.5 seconds to LOGICLINE. But this cost him 3 seconds and he couldn't catch up again in the last 2 laps.
gu1tar3rich was running at my pace just behind, so I was really trying to focus on clean lines with no mistakes. Thankfully I resisted the pressure and he span out on lap 3, through the tricky high speed sweepers. His car was very damaged by this, although it doesn't show on replay. (Come on, PD!)
Lap 3 was also when I set 1m49.5s and another on lap 4. That 'broke the elastic' to LOGIC so there was no chance of slipstream. Everyone doing personal best sectors at this stage. Until lap 5 when I slipped into 1m51s again!
Lap 6 was LOGIC turn for a big crash on the high speed sweeper. Exactly the same crash and Rich! PeeStationNowork had been catching just a little each lap and I guess that sustained pressure proved decision. He rejoined extremely carefully and PeeStationNowork cautiously sneaked through. Excellent driving from PeeStation to crack LOGIC!
LOGIC was back in the slipstream of PeeStationNowork right away. LOGIC had a look at turn 1 of lap 7, perhaps hoping for a mistake. But there was no overlap so both kept their line. Their contest continued.
Lap 8 sees LOGIC and PeeStationNowork trading lines out of the last corner, going side by side into turn 1 of lap 9. PeeStationNowork stays right and takes the middle lane with LOGIC on the left. PeeStationNowork brakes safely at 100m but LOGIC brakes too late to make the corner! He returns to the track quickly (and legally - impressive sportsmanship) but is now 3.5 seconds behind. LOGIC decides to try 1 stop strategy.
Lap 11 and gu1tar3rich has just 7 seconds behind this battle and actually lapping a couple of tenths faster. Could 2 become 3 by the half hour mark? (Currently 22 minutes in.) Daniel1990-25 pits on this lap.
Lap 12 and BenMillard (Group 4) reaches the leader on track, BMWM3csi (Group 5). About halfway round, BMWM3csi has a tank-slapper entering the complex by the pond. He keeps position but is struggling to keep the racing line. As we exit onto the big blue bridge, he clips the inside kerb and his car wobbles. I get a clean exit and we are alongside over the bridge. I should get a photo! Turns out to be an easy pass as he eases off, rather than go 2 wide into the next tunnel. Good sportsmanship from BMWM3csi, much appreciated.
Lap 14 (26 minutes in) and PeeStationNowork approaches BMWMecsi. LOGICLINE has crept up to just 1.8 seconds behind. Both are setting lap times within the same tenth! PeeStationNowork dives to the inside in the tunnel just before the big blue bridge. BMWM3csi realises the place is lost and leaves space - again, very good sportsmanship. (Daniel1990-25 sets fastest lap with 1m49.408s but is 1 lap down.)
Lap 15 and LOGICLINE gets a clean exit through the final hairpins. Carries the speed around the last turn and overtakes BMWM3csi into turn 1. Textbook move with clean driving - again - from both racers. The gap from LOGICLINE to PeeStationNowork is now a tantalising 1.5 seconds!
We reach 30 minutes in and pit stops enter my mind. I can only do 30 minutes on a set of tyres and they are actually worse than practise at 6 7, 8 9. gu1tar3rich pits at the start of this lap. I was thinking about whether to pit early and return to fast lap times or go a bit longer to avoid coming out behind traffic. I decide to hammer it this lap and I pit at the start of lap 16, my tyres going on at 31m30.
My biggest mistake was taking full fuel at this pit stop. I had half a tank left so I should have just taken 5 litres. Ran my middle stint with 45kg of fuel I didn't need. What a noob!
PeeStationNowork also pits - into the box right in front of me! He is slow in due to the angle and I am slow out but it's only a second or so. But I'm worried about LOGICLINE, he's still on track and it could be crucial.
Lap 18 and I'm 12.2 seconds ahead of PeeStationNowork, 17 seconds behind LOGICLINE. He's still out so I start to suspect he will 1 stop. Mental arithmetic fails me...I just have to drive as clean and fast as possible to be ahead when he comes out at mid way! BMWM3csi enters the pit lane and retires.
gu1tar3rich sets a 1m50.0s, his best lap of the race so far. He is 8 seconds behind PeeStationNowork and going a couple tenths per lap faster. Maximum respect - this is endurance racing!
Lap 22 and 40 minutes in. I set fastest lap of 1m49.352s with the fastest first sector. The gap to LOGIC is only closing 2-3 seconds a lap yet his tyres are 30 minutes older than mine! It must have been a super controlled drive from LOGIC. PeeStationNowork and gu1tar3rich both set personal best laps around this time, their gap down to 7 seconds.
Bang on the mid point (45 minutes) I reach LOGICLINE. Spent 1.5 laps behind, losing time while waiting for a safe gap. This is clever - by delaying my middle stint he has more chance to jump me at my final pit stop. Lap 25 turn 1 is a pretty easy out-braking move for me. I stay left and LOGIC stays right. By mid corner I see I'm ahead so square off the corner to turn and burn!
LOGICLINE uses my slipstream for the first quarter of the lap but his tyres are shot. He falls back. He pits at the start of lap 26 an amazing 47 minutes into the race. LOGICLINE loses 2 places during this pit stop but he's technically half a stop ahead of those drivers, projecting the gaps to the end of the race.
So at the mid point in our strategies the order is: BenMillard, PeeStationNowork, gu1tar3rich, LOGICLINE, Daniel1990-25. Everyone has optimised their fuel strategy...apart from me.
Start of lap 28 and gu1tar3rich pulls into the pits and retires. I don't understand! He had everything to race for and was performing an excellent recovery drive!
1h01m30s and PeeStationNowork pits at the start of lap 34, nearly out of fuel. He enters with a 20 second lead over LOGICLINE. Fuels just over half a tank and drops off the jacks at 1h01m50s as LOGICLINE passes. It's a straight fight to the line, new tyres versus old!
Start of lap 34 and I pit, 1h03m. As it turned out, I managed a quick middle stint thanks to much better pace on worn tyres. I took 10 litres just be sure I was well over half a tank - this easily fits inside the tyre change time, too.
I lost track of the other cars for a while. Lap 38 is my best lap of the race, a 1m49.016! Daniel delivers a 1m48.8 on lap 42 from his perspective and goes 1 tenth faster on lap 47! Hopefully his performance means I won't got to G3 as I'm not on that pace - even on a track that seems to suit me perfectly.
Lap 46 and PeeStationNowork hits the wall outside the final turn. He'd clawed the gap down to 3.5 seconds to LOGICLINE. But this cost him 3 seconds and he couldn't catch up again in the last 2 laps.
Incident Reports
The lap count is from the perspective of Daniel1990-25. The long time sections provide specific context to the incidents, now I've watched the replay.
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 42
Time: 1h022m00s to 1h23m30s
Turn: From long right inside tunnel, then final pair of hairpins, continue to start line.
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 43
Time: 1m23m30s to 1h24m40s
Turn: From start line to left hairpin after the pond complex.
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 45
Time: 1h27m50s
Turn: Fast sweeper section, final left (off track).
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 45
Time: 1h28m30s
Turn: Big blue bridge, towards long right tunnel.
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 46
Turn: 1 (approach)
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 46
Turn: 2 (start of fast sweeper section)
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 42
Time: 1h022m00s to 1h23m30s
Turn: From long right inside tunnel, then final pair of hairpins, continue to start line.
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 43
Time: 1m23m30s to 1h24m40s
Turn: From start line to left hairpin after the pond complex.
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 45
Time: 1h27m50s
Turn: Fast sweeper section, final left (off track).
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 45
Time: 1h28m30s
Turn: Big blue bridge, towards long right tunnel.
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 46
Turn: 1 (approach)
Daniel1990-25 and BenMillard
Lap: 46
Turn: 2 (start of fast sweeper section)
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sadly this result is void for the championship.
As we were over 39 minutes late starting. And then not everyone took part, also there were only 5 poeople in the race on my screen although there was another race within the same race but in another dimension.
We will need to rerun this race either next week, or move it as we did with the Bathurst race when the exact same thing happened.
As we were over 39 minutes late starting. And then not everyone took part, also there were only 5 poeople in the race on my screen although there was another race within the same race but in another dimension.
We will need to rerun this race either next week, or move it as we did with the Bathurst race when the exact same thing happened.
stephen, but i dont understand anyway... wheres point? when someone dont take a part in race (out for reasons) or DCs or whatever why they miss it, so points standing mean anyway just fun reward, not mean well seriously
final ranking dont have to be fully fair as it aren't in real races
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We have a rule in place as there are people who only have s certain times lot to race.
rule 6 delays and postponement
We have always had this in place. As it is unfair if drivers have to leave the lobby before the race gets underway or not everyone can see each other.
rule 6 delays and postponement
We have always had this in place. As it is unfair if drivers have to leave the lobby before the race gets underway or not everyone can see each other.
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sorry but then is error there, i must have points between 14 and 10 or these above me should got more
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Stewards have decided
that as the connection problems - probably due to bank holiday that the Grand Valley race will be rerun on Mon 18th April
Many apologies about wasting so many drivers time - we did all we could to get the race started, but in the end we decided to just run at least a race of sorts.
Next week will be Indionapolis Road Course
that as the connection problems - probably due to bank holiday that the Grand Valley race will be rerun on Mon 18th April
Many apologies about wasting so many drivers time - we did all we could to get the race started, but in the end we decided to just run at least a race of sorts.
Next week will be Indionapolis Road Course
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Spa moves 1 week later, then?
We've had other starts delayed 40 minutes or more, I bet.
Spa moves 1 week later, then?
We've had other starts delayed 40 minutes or more, I bet.
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Hi Ben, yes spa moves 1 week ahead.
We have started later, but as soon as huys leave the lobby as they have obligations then we cant count it as official.
We have always had a 30 minute cutoff time, but if everyone is happy and wants to carry on we could.
As it was yesterday, Aug and Jon had had enough, and i cant blame them, so they quit straight out and did not take part.
Of course also in my race there were only 5 guys, i didnt realise there was another race going on in a 5th dimension.
So all in all it cant be considered as an official race.
WEEK 7 Mon 4th April Indionapolis Road Course
WEEK 8 Mon 11th April Mount Panorama :Dry: Race start track time 06:00
WEEK 9 Mon 18th April Grand Valley Dry Race
2 DROPPED SCORES DEDUCTED FROM POINTS
WEEK 10 Mon 25th April Spa
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I get the feeling that hardly anyone is interested anymore
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What makes you say that ?
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3 months of constant network problems does kind of test the patience .....
It's not just a ghost town in this thread, it's pretty much the full gt6 forum, everyone left seems to be sticking to the seasonals or TT events , as the network can't spoil your fun there (yet)...
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I shall be on for practice tonight
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WEEK 7 Mon 4th April - Indianapolis Road Course
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Groups & Time delays
Group 5: +000 sec---GO AT GREEN 00:00.000
CTB2012 IN Deajay BMWM3 IN Cpettet1 Francis Hepburn IN Jibber Jamy Scott Elefant Jake CC Prenta Tube
Group 4: +090 sec---GO AT 01:30.000
Logic IN Delta IN Ben IN Gu1 Wack Grin Pee Sam Jiles Danni Gueven
Group 3: +150 sec---GO AT 02:30.000
Jon IN Jfrod IN Daniel IN Slow Rono Srt Fili Mikey
Group 2: +180 sec---GO AT 03:00.000
Star - Sken - Nik - Filo - Glen - Lozza - Phaed
Group 1: +210 sec---GO AT 03:30.000
Aug IN Erazer Gippone Chris Ayhan
Groups & Time delays
Group 5: +000 sec---GO AT GREEN 00:00.000
CTB2012 IN Deajay BMWM3 IN Cpettet1 Francis Hepburn IN Jibber Jamy Scott Elefant Jake CC Prenta Tube
Group 4: +090 sec---GO AT 01:30.000
Logic IN Delta IN Ben IN Gu1 Wack Grin Pee Sam Jiles Danni Gueven
Group 3: +150 sec---GO AT 02:30.000
Jon IN Jfrod IN Daniel IN Slow Rono Srt Fili Mikey
Group 2: +180 sec---GO AT 03:00.000
Star - Sken - Nik - Filo - Glen - Lozza - Phaed
Group 1: +210 sec---GO AT 03:30.000
Aug IN Erazer Gippone Chris Ayhan
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